Show begins with the hosts introducing themselves (1:00) and Cyril suggests videogames as a great way to understand the rules of a sport, Moos explains how draft order is determined every season in the NBA (5:00) and also how the Celtics got the Number 1 pick this season.

Cyril and Moos are at odds with Kevin Durant's draft stock entering his draft class (9:00) as well as the draft evaluation processes (11:00). Draymond and Isaiah being player's whose draft spots motivated them to become better players and prove GMs wrong for passing up on them. Moos gets in a snide Celtics jab (15:30) and makes a hypothetical European Soccer draft (16:00).

Donald goes ahead to surprise everyone with his pick for favourite player this year (17:00) and Cyril tries to discredit the defensive games of certain 2nd year players and Moos crowns a current players as the best player he's watched (26:00).

Moos describes a few of the best draft prospects this year and their future NBA player projections (27:00), a list that includes, Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball, Josh Jackson, Dennis Smith Jr. Cyril tries to trash the skillsets of a certain well touted prospect (32:00) and Moos recollects a few European players who were passed up on but have become really good players for their teams (34:00).

Correction : Jimmy Butler was a 1st Round pick in the 2011 NBA Draft and not a 2nd Round pick as was stated (13:19) in this episode.

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The show hosts introduce themselves (1:00) and guess what? We have a guest for today's show! We have Charles (@S_tage) joining us and introducing himself and tells us about his work (2:00) and we dive right into our feelings about the NBA finals Game 1 (4:00).

The ATW team spend some time on the Warriors vs Cavs finals & discuss the key performances from KD and Lebron. Cyril calls the Warriors a "cheat team" and Moos asks the panel if KD is the best player on his team (14:00) We talk Warriors teambuilding (18:00) and move on to Premier League team transfers needs, starting with the Champions Chelsea (20:00), Tottenham (23:00), Manchester City (27:00) and the team spirals into a discussion on Top Flight European manager sackings and team definitions of success.

We talk Liverpool's team needs (43:00)and round off this week's episode with Arsenal FC (47:00), Manchester United (51:00) and Everton (55:00) transfer needs.

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Did someone say "Take Over"?! AJ, Cel & Vee check in to give you guys the feminine perspective on a couple of topics in the sporting world (2:00).

Cel brings up glamazon queen Serena Williams. Give props where props are due! Serena deserves them props (3:15). And why do more men watch womens sporting tournaments... THAN WOMEN?! Pervs? Or nah (5:38)? A depressing statistic is dropped (10:35) and the ladies ponder the pay differences & Vee suggests their marketing/promo teams are to blame (12:42). AJ feels not enough money is being pumped into female athlete (18:13). Cel hits us with another "fun fact" & Vee feels Serena shouldn't have been shaking bumbum in the Lemonade video. Stiff twerking (23:20).

Next up? Cheerleading!! These cheeky chicks give a spontaneous & an uncoordinated cheer (25:30). AJ suggest cheerleading be a thing for all sexes (27:52) & makes a revelation about her sporting career (29:50) in a distant life -- Go AJ!!. AJ asks a serious question about female officials in sports governance (32:10) & the ladies talk about the Bundesliga's latest referee appointment (34:03) & carrying balls!

DOMINATE THE CONVERSATION!!

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The ATW team is back to full strength as they discuss the Rockets failing to ignite vs. the Spurs and ask if the Celtics fasion faux pas is why they have a game 7 against a determinded Wizard team.

We move on to the Rapid Fire Round segment where the panel brings up & discusses stories that have caught their eye from the world of sport before diving into the main topic.

It's a PL heavy discussion as the team reviews the current state of the Premier League table. Which team's European dreams next season face a major setback? We also preview next season's relegation candidates, speculate on the fate of the returning Newcastle & pick out winners for the Champions League and Europa League finals.

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The ATW team returns after a week's break! We share where to find past ATW episodes (0:08), our social media links and recap Ep.10. We start the show reviewing the 2nd round playoff games in the NBA; GSW vs. Jazz (1:08), Spurs vs. Rockets (1:45), Cavs vs. Raptors (4:05) & Celtics vs. Wizards (:). We talked about the unstoppable juggernauts that are Warriors and the Lebron-led Cavs, IT's ascension into bonafide superstar status after his Tooth game, Spurs surprising no one by doing Spurs things, and try to figure out why the NBA seems to not bother with certain calls.

We go over the sport stories making the rounds in Predict The Play (8:02). The team channel their inner Mystic Meg and give their takes on the future of Lonzo Ball's Big Baller Brand (8:24), manager Steve Bruce's rough press conference look (10:22), Wenger's reveal that he he let another wonderkid slip through his hands (11:56), Zlatan's next step (13:36), Neymar's dance with Lady Justice (15:17), Donald's wild transfer triangle proposal (16:58) and Christian Atsu's possible career trajectory.

Our launch into our main topic for this episode, should football go all out with video assistant referees (VAR) (21:07)? Donald raises some concerns about adopting VAR (23:09) and presents a nightmare scenario and Cyril attempts to assuage his fears (24:35) by outlying specific instances and moments in the game that VAR will be called upon.

With enough time still on the clock, the team butt heads on diving in football (32:42). Not everyone on the ATW team is fussy about players looking to take advantage of refs by simulating and exaggerating their fall and contact with opponents.

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The show begins with the team getting into it about what constitutes success for a sports team in a season (2:00) and players' reasons for leaving to other teams (6:00) as well as the Chinese football transfer frenzy (8:00).

The gear then shifts to short reviews of the ongoing NBA Playoffs, starting with the Cavs vs. Pacers (17:00), Rockets vs. Thunder (20:00), Clippers vs. Jazz (28:00), Raptors vs Bucks (31:00), and we finish off with the Celtics vs. Bulls (35:00).

Just as we wrap up the show, Donald and Moos get into a bit of a disagreement on the harshness of Charles Barkley's comments (40:00) in the wake of Isaiah Thomas' demeanor prior to game 1 after the passing of his sister.

This week's episode is all about to the recently announced PFA Player Of The Year nominees. The show begins with Donald giving us his two picks from the list of nominees (1:00).

Cyril then adds his thoughts on his nominees (10:00) with Moos (19:00) rounding off the show with his picks.

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We start the show with a recap of the current situation in the NBA (1:00) coming into playoff time. Cyril throws a challenge to Isaiah Thomas of the Celtics (4:00). Moos and Cyril argue about the Celtics rebuild (7:00). Cyril gives conditions on how the Celtics could win the title (9:00) and we discuss the Western Conference (11:00) as well as the madness of the Lakers end-of-season run (12:00).

Next we move on to the re-hiring of Kwesi Appiah as Black Stars coach (19:00) and what that means for the team and share our thoughts on betting and gambling in Africa (22:00). The ATW Team then turn their attention to unpopular sports in Africa and the infrastructural challenge to interest in sports (28:00).We ask, is Russell Westbrook stat-padding for individual glory (36:00)? How does that bodes for his team in the playoffs?

Moos then takes us into a bit of Nerd-stattery with Expected Goals (xG) and what it means (45:00) and the team replies to some comments made about an ATW favourite (55:00) to end the show.

We start off the show by sharing their thoughts on long range shots (1:01) who their favourite dead-ball specialists are (6:30) , which turns into a discussion on whether a deal-ball specialist footballers should be accommodated in teams (10:10). We touch on a recent ATW favourite, Romelu Lukaku (15:10) and the stories that have come out in the papers about him in light of his contract impasse at Everton.

Zaha's choice to play for the Ivory Coast over England has caused some pundits to question his decision in the papers (19:10) after a string of good performances. We discuss whether he took a step down for International caps or not, and touch on a few player's choosing to play for their African home nations (25:01). We jump into the Weakest Link theory of football and discuss whether we believe it truly holds (26:30) for the sport as opposed to Basketball which is seen as a Strong Link Sport in that regard. Cyril believes West Brom is the archetypal "Average PL side" (32:00) and we talk about how it applies to a few teams in the Premier League.

The show ends (40:30) with Moos giving a little primer on the surprise topic for next week's podcast.

We start off the show by sharing their thoughts on long range shots (1:01) who their favourite dead-ball specialists are (6:30) , which turns into a discussion on whether a deal-ball specialist footballers should be accommodated in teams (10:10). We touch on a recent ATW favourite, Romelu Lukaku (15:10) and the stories that have come out in the papers about him in light of his contract impasse at Everton.

Zaha's choice to play for the Ivory Coast over England has caused some pundits to question his decision in the papers (19:10) after a string of good performances. We discuss whether he took a step down for International caps or not, and touch on a few player's choosing to play for their African home nations (25:01).

The show ends (40:30) with Moos giving a little primer on the surprise topic for next week's podcast.